Alicia Stoddard

Doula, Photographer, and Reiki Healer

My passion is to help empower people to trust in themselves and to help create the most beautiful and positive birth experience unique to them. I'm in love with the power of birth and with the innate magic that we, as birthing beings, possess.

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"Childhood is the most beautiful of all life's seasons"


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Doula


I am a firm believer in choice and informed consent. Every decision during your pregnancy and birth experience should be up to you. Whether you're deciding to be induced, when it's a good time to get an epidural, whether to you want to birth unmedicated at a hospital, or are contemplating a home birth, I'm here to guide you as you explore what's uniquely best for you. And of course, on the day of, I'm also there to keep you as comfortable as possible while also keeping labor moving.

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Photography


Second to supporting people through pregnancy and labor, capturing birth stories is one of my favorite things to do! Often people think of birth as scary or gross, and certainly not something they want to see. I couldn't disagree more. And the proof is in the photos. Birth is life-altering, and I just love capturing the love and beauty of it all. Additionally, I've also extended my photography to include maternity, newborn and family lifestyle. What better way to catch up with my clients and watch their babies grow, than to continue to capture them on camera!

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Reiki


Originated in Japan, Reiki is a hands-on energy healing modality that clears toxic energy out of the body, replaces it with high vibration universal life force energy and brings the body into a state of balance and harmony. Reiki supports birthing people through the on-going physical, emotional and spiritual changes of pregnancy. Many birthing people report feeling more centered, rested and grounded after a treatment.



Why hire a Doula-tog?

What's a Doula-tog, you ask? It's simply put, a Doula & Birth Photographer rolled into one.

Benefits of a combined Doula and Birth Photographer:
- Less people attending the birth.
- Lower birth expenses.
- One less person 'On-call'.

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Kind Words
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“Alicia will always be a special person to our family. Her calm, lighthearted energy was so impactful during my birth. She encouraged Guy (husband) with ways to support me and keep me grounded. She had a bag of magic she kept pulling odds and ends out to keep me comfortable. She giggled with Guy as I cracked jokes to cope with the contractions. She’s the type of person you feel like you have known forever. I promise she will make your birth story magical too”

Morgan & Guy

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Short version: I highly recommend Alicia!

I had the most beautiful pregnancy and birth with Alicia by my side. The support and comfort that she provided my husband and I was invaluable. She helped me create my birth plan with her expertise and really helped empower my wishes during labor and delivery. If I become pregnant again, I would love to have Alicia as my doula again. She is essential!
We are grateful that Alicia was a part of this magical journey.

Perla

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Alicia was graciously available to our little family through pregnancy, labor, birth, and postpartum. Her warm touch, compassionate guidance, and well thought out responses to questions helped facilitate a transition into this parental journey with more ease. Her physical and emotional support carried my family through this experience of a lifetime. I am eternally grateful for her presence and guidance during the birth of our beautiful boy. She helped facilitate the most positive support system I could have

Rachel

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I don’t even know where to start about Alicia! She’s a natural and once you start working with her you will realize she was meant to be doing this work. Having her on my team alongside my husband was the best decision we could have made. I came into it as a first time mom with a good amount of past trauma. I was afraid my past would make things pretty tough. I disclosed that trauma to Alicia during our first meet up and from the jump she felt incredibly safe and trust worthy.

Brittany